2007 Staten Island News Updates: Transportationtag:blog.silive.com,2014:/advanceupdate/8232007-08-24T14:02:07ZStaten Island, New York and national newsMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceNot all groups on board for taxi striketag:blog.silive.com,2007:/advanceupdate//823.3376312007-08-24T14:02:07Z2007-08-24T14:03:26ZNY Taxi Workers Alliance sets Sept. 5 and 6 as strike dates, but other groups oppose strikeStaten Island Advancehttp://connect.silive.com/user/sisiadvance/index.html
NY Taxi Workers Alliance sets Sept. 5 and 6 as strike dates, but other groups oppose strike
Gowanus HOV lane to be closed during tomorrow's rush hourtag:blog.silive.com,2007:/advanceupdate//823.3256372007-08-16T21:24:08Z2007-08-16T21:25:27ZThe Gowanus Expressway HOV lane will be closed for paving before tomorrow morning's rush-hour. The closure will stretch from the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge through 65th Street in Brooklyn. The lane will be reopened Monday morning. Drivers and bus passengers should expect...Staten Island Advancehttp://connect.silive.com/user/sisiadvance/index.html
The Gowanus Expressway HOV lane will be closed for paving before tomorrow morning's rush-hour. The closure will stretch from the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge through 65th Street in Brooklyn. The lane will be reopened Monday morning. Drivers and bus passengers should expect...
Plan to expand N. Shore shipping draws concerntag:blog.silive.com,2007:/advanceupdate//823.3253932007-08-16T19:28:14Z2007-08-16T20:42:11ZA plan that would turn Staten Island's Port Richmond waterfront into a major importer of cement materials from South America has been set in motion, and, experts say, could be realized in a year-and-a-half. The plan, which still needs to...Staten Island Advancehttp://connect.silive.com/user/sisiadvance/index.html
A plan that would turn Staten Island's Port Richmond waterfront into a major importer of cement materials from South America has been set in motion, and, experts say, could be realized in a year-and-a-half. The plan, which still needs to...
Islanders raking in OT $$$ from citytag:blog.silive.com,2007:/advanceupdate//823.3252452007-08-16T18:01:38Z2007-08-16T18:26:05ZTwo Island men, employed by FDNY, in top five; 17 Ferry workers also on listStaten Island Advancehttp://connect.silive.com/user/sisiadvance/index.html
Two Island men, employed by FDNY, in top five; 17 Ferry workers also on list
Ferry boats bump, one gets sidelinedtag:blog.silive.com,2007:/advanceupdate//823.3218612007-08-14T20:57:14Z2007-08-14T20:58:06ZA fender-bender on the ferryboat Newhouse sidelined the vessel for this morning's rush hour, leaving commuters with a modified three boat schedule and a dent in the ship's steel "rub rail," which is like the bumper on a car. The...Staten Island Advancehttp://connect.silive.com/user/sisiadvance/index.html
A fender-bender on the ferryboat Newhouse sidelined the vessel for this morning's rush hour, leaving commuters with a modified three boat schedule and a dent in the ship's steel "rub rail," which is like the bumper on a car. The...
S.I. Ferry workers place on overtime earners listtag:blog.silive.com,2007:/advanceupdate//823.3209342007-08-14T12:08:23Z2007-08-14T12:09:17ZSeventeen of the Department of Transportation's 31 employees who were in the top-100 overtime earners, work on the Staten Island Ferry, according to a published report. A spokesman for the DOT said much of the work that must be done...Staten Island Advancehttp://connect.silive.com/user/sisiadvance/index.html
Seventeen of the Department of Transportation's 31 employees who were in the top-100 overtime earners, work on the Staten Island Ferry, according to a published report. A spokesman for the DOT said much of the work that must be done...
With more rain possible, MTA readytag:blog.silive.com,2007:/advanceupdate//823.3160112007-08-09T22:19:35Z2007-08-10T21:13:18ZWith another soaking rain storm in the forecast, MTA CEO Eliot "Lee" Sander assured straphangers that several preventive measures are underway to keep the tracks dry, and avoid a repeat of the flooding that brought the city's subway system to...Staten Island Advancehttp://connect.silive.com/user/sisiadvance/index.html
With another soaking rain storm in the forecast, MTA CEO Eliot "Lee" Sander assured straphangers that several preventive measures are underway to keep the tracks dry, and avoid a repeat of the flooding that brought the city's subway system to...
Parking situation has condominium residents up in armstag:blog.silive.com,2007:/advanceupdate//823.3173102007-08-10T20:16:24Z2007-08-10T20:17:08ZResidents of Tompkinsville's Bay Street Landing condominium complex are furious over lifeguards and Parks Department staffers who are parking in no-standing zones outside Lyons Pool, and, residents feel, are blocking access to emergency service vehicles. Condo dwellers say that lifeguards...Staten Island Advancehttp://connect.silive.com/user/sisiadvance/index.html
Residents of Tompkinsville's Bay Street Landing condominium complex are furious over lifeguards and Parks Department staffers who are parking in no-standing zones outside Lyons Pool, and, residents feel, are blocking access to emergency service vehicles. Condo dwellers say that lifeguards...
Fall on ferry causes minor delaytag:blog.silive.com,2007:/advanceupdate//823.3170682007-08-10T17:58:49Z2007-08-10T18:21:21ZAccording to radio transmissions, the 1 p.m. Manhattan-bound ferry out of the Staten Island Ferry Terminal, St. George, had to be emptied and passengers were forced to wait for the next boat after a woman, who eyewitnesses say was wearing...Staten Island Advancehttp://connect.silive.com/user/sisiadvance/index.html
According to radio transmissions, the 1 p.m. Manhattan-bound ferry out of the Staten Island Ferry Terminal, St. George, had to be emptied and passengers were forced to wait for the next boat after a woman, who eyewitnesses say was wearing...
No 1 train service this weekendtag:blog.silive.com,2007:/advanceupdate//823.3168662007-08-10T16:26:36Z2007-08-10T16:30:48ZStraphangers who normally take the 1 train will be out of luck this weekend, due to construction work at Cortlandt Street. No trains will be running between South Ferry and 14th Street, starting at 12:01 a.m. Saturday and lasting through...Staten Island Advancehttp://connect.silive.com/user/sisiadvance/index.html
Straphangers who normally take the 1 train will be out of luck this weekend, due to construction work at Cortlandt Street. No trains will be running between South Ferry and 14th Street, starting at 12:01 a.m. Saturday and lasting through...
Road closure in Todt Hilltag:blog.silive.com,2007:/advanceupdate//823.3149402007-08-09T12:52:09Z2007-08-09T12:54:34Z The New York City Department of Transportation announced the temporary closure of Todt Hill Road from Ocean Terrace to Four Corners Road on Thursday August 9th from 9:30 am to 1 pm. The closures are necessary to safely facilitate...Staten Island Advancehttp://connect.silive.com/user/sisiadvance/index.html
The New York City Department of Transportation announced the temporary closure of Todt Hill Road from Ocean Terrace to Four Corners Road on Thursday August 9th from 9:30 am to 1 pm. The closures are necessary to safely facilitate...
MTA updates subway status, braces for evening rushtag:blog.silive.com,2007:/advanceupdate//823.3139642007-08-08T20:40:00Z2007-08-08T20:56:57ZAccording to an MTA spokesperson, today's powerful thunderstorm is still causing some transportation troubles throughout the subway system as a result of heavy flooding. Many lines are still experiencing extensive delays and the MTA is working to restore full service...Staten Island Advancehttp://connect.silive.com/user/sisiadvance/index.html
According to an MTA spokesperson, today's powerful thunderstorm is still causing some transportation troubles throughout the subway system as a result of heavy flooding. Many lines are still experiencing extensive delays and the MTA is working to restore full service...
Comptroller tries to 'put brakes' on proposed fare hikestag:blog.silive.com,2007:/advanceupdate//823.3120132007-08-07T19:28:03Z2007-08-07T20:33:23ZThompson report identifies $728 million in revenue sources that could be used to help the MTAStaten Island Advancehttp://connect.silive.com/user/sisiadvance/index.html
Thompson report identifies $728 million in revenue sources that could be used to help the MTA
Panels to guide engineers on light rail studytag:blog.silive.com,2007:/advanceupdate//823.2988162007-08-06T20:51:21Z2007-08-06T20:54:55Z Two blue-ribbon panels are being formed to guide engineers working on the West Shore Light Rail study, as it gets closer to rolling forward this fall. The 4.4-mile light rail system would run from the Pleasant Plains park-and-ride up...Staten Island Advancehttp://connect.silive.com/user/sisiadvance/index.html
Two blue-ribbon panels are being formed to guide engineers working on the West Shore Light Rail study, as it gets closer to rolling forward this fall. The 4.4-mile light rail system would run from the Pleasant Plains park-and-ride up...
MTA Web site designed to help disabled riderstag:blog.silive.com,2007:/advanceupdate//823.2956802007-08-03T18:03:16Z2007-08-03T21:49:26ZPlanning a trip by subway, but need an elevator or escalator to get around underground? The MTA launched a new Web site this week that keeps track of which of the agency's 158 passenger elevators and 169 escalators in subway...Staten Island Advancehttp://connect.silive.com/user/sisiadvance/index.html
Planning a trip by subway, but need an elevator or escalator to get around underground? The MTA launched a new Web site this week that keeps track of which of the agency's 158 passenger elevators and 169 escalators in subway...
Congressman gets $200G for N. Shore Rail studytag:blog.silive.com,2007:/advanceupdate//823.2909632007-08-01T19:31:29Z2007-08-01T19:34:43Z The first $200,000 are in the pot, with another $3.8 million left to go, as Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-Manhattan/Brooklyn) secured funding for the North Shore Rail Re-activation. The money will go toward a study of the plan to bring...Staten Island Advancehttp://connect.silive.com/user/sisiadvance/index.html
The first $200,000 are in the pot, with another $3.8 million left to go, as Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-Manhattan/Brooklyn) secured funding for the North Shore Rail Re-activation. The money will go toward a study of the plan to bring...
BP leaves traffic meeting 'confident' fixes are comingtag:blog.silive.com,2007:/advanceupdate//823.2871592007-07-31T16:10:46Z2007-07-31T16:15:14ZBorough president to hammer out issues with bridge project at meeting with officials this morningStaten Island Advancehttp://connect.silive.com/user/sisiadvance/index.html
Borough president to hammer out issues with bridge project at meeting with officials this morning
Borough President blasts MTA on toll projecttag:blog.silive.com,2007:/advanceupdate//823.2839822007-07-29T17:14:15Z2007-07-29T22:29:15ZBorough President James P. Molinaro is furious over the new toll plaza construction project that he says is clogging Island roadwaysStaten Island Advancehttp://connect.silive.com/user/sisiadvance/index.html
Borough President James P. Molinaro is furious over the new toll plaza construction project that he says is clogging Island roadways
Road closures for Sunday's triathlontag:blog.silive.com,2007:/advanceupdate//823.2822582007-07-27T19:59:19Z2007-07-27T20:01:05ZFather Capodanno Boulevard, from Miller Field to Lily Pond Ave. will be closed from 6:30 a.m. to noon on Sunday due to the Flat As A Pancake Triathlon. Lily Pond Ave. from Father Capodanno Blvd. to McClean Ave. and McClean...Staten Island Advancehttp://connect.silive.com/user/sisiadvance/index.html
Father Capodanno Boulevard, from Miller Field to Lily Pond Ave. will be closed from 6:30 a.m. to noon on Sunday due to the Flat As A Pancake Triathlon. Lily Pond Ave. from Father Capodanno Blvd. to McClean Ave. and McClean...
60 days in jail for Ferry bomb threattag:blog.silive.com,2007:/advanceupdate//823.2644542007-07-25T21:57:59Z2007-07-25T22:07:39ZA Staten Island man will spend 60 days in jail for calling in two bomb threats to the St. George Ferry Terminal earlier this month. Port Richmond resident Terrence Hill, 41, pleaded guilty to the top charge of falsely reporting...Staten Island Advancehttp://connect.silive.com/user/sisiadvance/index.html
A Staten Island man will spend 60 days in jail for calling in two bomb threats to the St. George Ferry Terminal earlier this month. Port Richmond resident Terrence Hill, 41, pleaded guilty to the top charge of falsely reporting...